07-06-2008 17:58 UTC-8

The Rollercoaster Ride Continues For Yang

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Jerry Yang's 2007 World Champion Banner in the Amazon Room

We've reported plenty of hands from Jerry Yang today, and not just because he's the defending champion, but because he's providing plenty of action on his table this afternoon.

In recent action, Jerry Yang limped from late position before the player on the button raised to 2,000. The action folded around to Yang who raised to 15,475, enough to put his opponent all in. His opponent made the call with {Q-Hearts}

and Yang was in trouble with {3-Spades}

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The board ran out {A-Spades}

and although Yang spiked a two-outer on the turn, the river was a cruel blow for him as he doubled up his opponent and fell to 22,000.

A few moments later, Yang was all in on the turn on a board of {J-Clubs}

. His opponent showed {A-Hearts}

and despite having a dominating hand preflop, Yang had snagged the lead with his {K-Diamonds}

. The river was the {7-Hearts}

and Yang eliminates his opponent to jump back to 40,000 chips.

All of this and it's only Day 1 -- it's going to be a fun ride if Jerry can survive deep into this event once again! Could he go back to back?

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